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How Alumni Claire Adams turned her passion into a career
Alumni Claire Adams has always had an interest in agriculture and how it is integrated in business. Now working in the industry she loves, Claire reflects on her studies and experiences as part of the Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business program.
Read more about How Alumni Claire Adams turned her passion into a careerMeet Global Food and Agricultural Business Alumni Manoj Kumar
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business graduate Manoj Kumar, reflects on his favourite experiences whilst studying at the University of Adelaide.
Read more about Meet Global Food and Agricultural Business Alumni Manoj KumarProfessor Wendy Umberger - New President of the Policy Advisory Council
Professor Wendy Umberger, Executive Director of the Centre for Global Food and Resources, has been appointed as President to the Policy Advisory Council (PAC) by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne.
Read more about Professor Wendy Umberger - New President of the Policy Advisory CouncilDomestic Agribusiness Scholarships in 2021
If you are passionate about economic, political, environmental, and social issues affecting global food systems, consider a postgraduate degree in Global Food and Agricultural Business at the University of Adelaide.
Read more about Domestic Agribusiness Scholarships in 2021Australian Academy of the Social Sciences elects Professor Sarah Wheeler
Professor Sarah Wheeler, from Centre for Global Food and Resources will join 37 leading social scientists from across Australia as new appointees to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
Read more about Australian Academy of the Social Sciences elects Professor Sarah WheelerFood for thought: Olivia Pineau shares her experiences studying a Master of Global Food and Agribusiness
Food sustainability. Bio security. Water theft. These are the pressing global issues which led University of Adelaide student Olivia Pineau, to pursue her passion and undertake a Master’s degree in Global Food and Agribusiness.
Read more about Olivia Pineau shares her experiences studying a Master of Global Food and AgribusinessRecent publications
Here are some of the most recent publications produced by the team at The Centre for Global Foods and Resources (GFAR) and our colleagues.
Read more about Recent publicationsWelcome Germán and Chitpasong, GFAR’s two newest PhD students
GFAR welcomes its two newest PhD students Germán Puga, originally from Argentina, and Chitpasong Kousonsavath from Laos PDR.
Read more about Welcome Germán and Chitpasong, GFAR’s two newest PhD studentsAren’t we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people
Water is a highly contested resource in this long, oppressive drought, and the coal industry is one of Australia’s biggest water users. Research released today, funded by the Australian Conservation Foundation, has identified how much water coal mining and coal-fired power stations actually use in New South Wales and Queensland. The answer? About 383 billion litres of fresh water every year.
Read more about Aren’t we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million peopleHighlights from the 2020 AARES conference
Nikki Dumbrell shares highlights from the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference held in Perth last week.
Read more about Highlights from the 2020 AARES conferencePhD scholarship available
Are you interested in looking at water issues in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia? We’re looking for a motivated student who wants to be part of an Australian Research Council Discovery Project starting in 2020 exploring the impacts of water recovery in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Read more about PhD scholarship availableCocoa cruising to success
GFAR’s cocoa research project in Vanuatu celebrated a major achievement this week with products entering a new high-value market.
Read more about Cocoa cruising to successGetting the #nextgen into international agricultural research for development
Following a presentation to high school teachers about opportunities for the next generation to fight poverty and malnutrition around the globe, Nikki Dumbrell shares her key messages in this blog.
Read more about Getting the #nextgen into international agricultural research for developmentUpdate on our agribusiness-flavoured MOOC
‘Understanding Agribusiness, Value Chains and Consumers in Global Food Systems’ is an free online course developed by staff at GFAR. This week, the course won Executive Dean Award for '21st Century Learning and Teaching'!
Read more about Update on our agribusiness-flavoured MOOCParticipation in the Second Authors Meeting of IPBES Values Assessment
In October, Sacha Amaruzaman, a PhD Candidate in the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) and Fellow in the IPBES Assessment on the Multiple Values of Nature, participated in the Second Authors Meeting of the assessment.
Read more about Participation in the Second Authors Meeting of IPBES Values AssessmentReflections from two weeks of training under the ACIAR John Allwright Fellowship Executive Leadership Program
GFAR PhD candidate, Phassara Khamthara recounts her experience at the John Allwright Fellowship Executive Leadership Program workshop.
Read more about Reflections from two weeks of training under the ACIAR John Allwright Fellowship Executive Leadership ProgramIndoDairy project researchers in Australia
This week Indonesian researchers are joining the Northern Australia Dairy Innovation Days and touring the subtropical dairy industry.
Read more about IndoDairy project researchers in AustraliaFafa Yan is visiting GFAR
Introducing our new visiting PhD student, Fafa Yan.
Read more about Fafa Yan is visiting GFARWorking on a new approach to sustainability in smallholder-dominated supply chains
Dr Daniel Gregg provides a project update from his fieldwork in Uganda.
Read more about Working on a new approach to sustainability in smallholder-dominated supply chainsReview of Pastoral Act provides opportunity to bring forward new ideas to South Australian land management
GFAR's Associate Professor Patrick O'Connor, along with his colleagues, has completed a detailed submission to the review of the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989.
Read more about Review of Pastoral Act provides opportunity to bring forward new ideas to South Australian land managementWorld Food Day at GFAR
Today the staff and PhD students at the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) are hosting a lunch to celebrate World Food Day.
Read more about World Food Day at GFARWe welcome GFAR’s newest PhD student, Trang Nguyen
Our newest PhD student at the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR), Trang Nguyen, has research interests in agricultural and food system sustainability, especially within the context of climate change.
Read more about We welcome GFAR’s newest PhD student, Trang NguyenNew PhD students and visitors at GFAR
We have welcomed new PhD students and visitors at GFAR this semester. In this blog, they have each shared some information on their backgrounds and what they are looking forward to while they are here.
Read more about New PhD students and visitors at GFARMaster of Agribusiness, Graduate Story - Giancarlo Cassinelli
Giancarlo Cassinelli: ‘The Master of Agribusiness' program at The University of Adelaide was a great mix for me, it allowed me to develop skills that will be of tremendous help for my career and future endeavours.
Read more about Master of Agribusiness, Graduate Story - Giancarlo Cassinelli‘If someone wants to take more, someone else has to take less’ – New Perspectives on Sharing Water
Prof. Young hopes that this water sharing paper will inspire a new dialogue and start a search for robust water-sharing arrangements that will withstand the test of time. In some areas, a few policy tweaks may be all that is necessary. In other areas, a major rethink may be necessary.
Read more about ‘If someone wants to take more, someone else has to take less’ – New Perspectives on Sharing WaterReflections from the 2019 Crawford Fund Conference
GFAR PhD student Anh Duc Nguyen was chosen as a scholar to attend the recently held 2019 Crawford Conference in Canberra. Duc reflects on his experience in this blog.
Read more about Reflections from the 2019 Crawford Fund ConferenceCGFAR students participate in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Conference
Four of our post graduate students recently participated in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association conference held in China. Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business student Claire Adams talks about her experience of participating in the conference in this blog.
Read more about CGFAR students participate in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association ConferenceCGFAR researcher elected chair of National Landcare Network (NLN)
Congratulations to Associate Professor Patrick O’Connor for being elected as Chair of the National Landcare Network (NLN). NLN is the representative body for Landcare groups across Australia and works to provide national representation for Landcare and other community groups working to protect Australia’s lands and waters.
Read more about CGFAR researcher elected chair of National Landcare Network (NLN)Fieldwork stories from South Sumatra
Sacha Amaruzaman, a PhD candidate at the Centre for Global Food and Resources (CGFAR) shares latest updates about his research field work in South Sumatra, Indonesia.
Read more about Fieldwork stories from South SumatraIs Hydrogen the next future fuel?
A new report authored by researchers from The Centre for Global Food and Resources (CGFAR) and The South Australian Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) explores rapid advances globally in the development of hydrogen as a future source of energy.
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